Method of treating eors and machine therefor



March 26, 1929. M. BUONO ET AL METHOD OF TREATING- FURS AND MACHINE THEREFOR Filed March 31, 192s 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY March 26, 1929. M. BUONO ET AL METHOD OF TREATING FURS AND MACHINE THEREFOR 2 SheeTs-Sheet 2 Filed March 5l, 1928 lNvE ToRS ATTORNEYS Panarea Mar. 26, 1929.

A 1,706,392 PATENT OFFICE.

MARIO BUONO AND JULIUS BUONO, 0F BRQOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HETHD 0F TREATING FURS AND MACHINE THEREFOR.

Application led March 31, 1928. Serial No. 266,422.

Our invention relatesy to a new and improved method of treating furs and a new andl improved machine for this purpose.`

One of the objects of the invention 1s. to provide an improved method for brushing and setting the hairs of furs, in order to provide the fur with the desired uy and ornamental appearance.

Another object of our vinvention is to iprof-- vide a simple and economical machine for accomplishing this result. g

Other objects of our invention will beset forth in the following description and drawings which illustrate a preferred-embodiment thereof, it being understood that the above general statement of the objects of our invention is intended to generally explain the same and not to limit it,in any manner.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a machine embodying our improvements and adapted to -practice the method above mentioned.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig.` 3 is a detail topA view showing the brush.

Fig. 41S a detail sectional View. Fig. 5 is an elevation partially broken away showing the heating" roller.

Heretofore in order to set the hairs of a pelt in order that they should stand up fromV the `base of the fur and present the desired ornamental appearance, the l furs were brushed 'by means of a hand brush and the hair side was then coveredwith a moist cloth 4whichlwas pressed by means of a' hot iron.

This process was slow and expensive vand ,did not eiiciently set the hairs of the fur.

According to our invention the fur is subjected to the brushing operation after .,itvhas been thoroughly moistened, warmed and pressed, and while the fur is being dried. This resultsin producing a very iufy ap.- pearance, because the hairs of the-fur are Vfirmly set substantially perpendicular to the base thereof, so that the objectionable'flat appearance of the untreated fur is eliminated.

The machine illustrated lin the drawings has a frame F upon whicht'a suitable motor M, which maybe an elelctrimmotor of any suitable type, is mounted.. The pulley '1 of the motor M has abelt 2 which turnsthe pulley 3', mounted upon the brush shaft 11.

-As s own more' particularly in Fig. 3 the brush shaft 11 runs through v'a bushing 8 which is upwardly urged by means of springs y 25. ,The position' ofthe bushing Sis regu-r s lated by means of screws 9, whlch may be` vertically adjusted by means of hand wheels as shown in Fig. 3. The brush shaft 11 also has a pulley 12 which is connected by means of a belt 24 to a pulley .15 mounted on the shaft ofthe suction blower 16. The shaft 11 is likewise provided -with a grooved pulley ivhich is connected by means of a strap or belt 21 to a csecond grooved pulley 22 mounted on a shaft having a sprocket which is connected by means of the chain 23 to a' second sprocket 32 mounted upon the shaft 7 of the bottom-knurled(fecd roller 4. As shown in Fig. 4, this bottom knurled feed roller 4 is located at the end. of a feed table T. The bottom knurled feed roller 4co-operateswith ed upon a shaft 6. The bearing of the upper shaft 6. .is pressed downwardly by means of springs 31, whosepressure is regulated by means of screws 32.

Hence, a piece of fur F which is fed between the feed rollers 4 and 5 with its hair side uppermost is seized and fed forwardly by the said feed rollers 4 and 5 so that it is fed on to a defiector 18, which causes it to slide forward to the front or feed end of the machine. The bristles of thebrush 3 exert 4a brushing action upon the hair of the fur, as the fur or pelt is fed downwardly upon the member 18. The suction blower 16 which may be of any suitable type, has an inlet pipe 17 which is connected to the hood 19 of the machine. Hence, dirty loose hairs and the like pass through the suction blower 16 and they can be ejected through the outlet 20yinto a'suitable bag. A door D is provided in the hood 19 to enable access to the interior thereof.

A hollow roller 27 is provided with an turnably mounted upon an arm 27', which is pivot-ally mounted upon brackets' connected to the feed table T. The heated roller 27 is provided with an arm 26 wherebyT it may bei moved back tothe inoperative or dotted lline position indicated in Fig. 4.. Stop screws 29 are provided for regulating the forward movement of the heating roller 27, and tension springs 30 are provided for regulatin the pressure with which the heated roller 2 l is pressed against the hair of thefur.

The o eration of the device is as follows: If it 1s merely desired to brush the fur without steaming the same, the heated roller 27 is moved tothe ino erative position il- 4 lustrated by the dotted line position shown in However, in order to eiciently set the hair of the fur in the proper position, the fur can be moistened by means of a brush and the fur action by the currentof air induced. by .the

blower 16. Hence, the hair of the fur` as well as the base of the'fur are lsubjected to a rapid drying operation, while the hair is simultaneously brushed. l f

` Experience has shown that this results in the setting of the hairs of the brush almost perpendicular to the base thereof. It is not necessary that the base of the fur should bemoist 'during the brushing operation, but this is preferable. The fui* may be fed throu h the machine any number of times until t e hair has been properly set, an'd it 'is then allowed to dry. v

We have shown a `preferred embodiment of the brushin our invention, butit is clear that, numerous changes and omissions could be made without de arting from the spirit of our invention.

e clalma- 1. A machine for setting the hairs of a* pelt comprising brushing means, feeding means adapted to feed the pelt towards said brushin means, and means adapted to heat the fur iefore it is subjected tothe action of means.

2. Ay mac ine for setting the hairs,V lof a pelt comprising brushing means, feedin means adapted to feed the pelt towards sai brushing means, androller means adapted to i heat the fur before it is subjected to the action of the brushing means, and means adapted to force a current of air over the hairs after they have been subjected to the brushing operation.

3. A. method of setting the hairs of a` pelty which consists in moistening and heating the said hairs, and subsequently brushing the hairs while permitting them to dry and cool. 4. A method of setting the hairs of a pelt which consists in moistening the hair side thereof,'and then brushing the hairs of the fur while subjectin them to the action of an air current to dry t em.

5. A`metliod of setting the hairs of a fur exiv which consists in` moistening the hairs, dif rectl I heatino the said hairs, brushing the said airs wh1 e they are in the hot and moist condition and subjecting the brushed hairs tg the action of an air' current to-rapidly 'dry t em.-

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

MARIO BUONO.

JULIUS BUONO. 

